Sheriff Wellington submits budget and staffing report for 2006

The department has 217 active employees and 15 nonactive.
YOUNGSTOWN -- Mahoning County Sheriff Randall A. Wellington has provided a 2006 budget and staffing report to the federal judge overseeing the remedial stage of an inmates' class-action lawsuit.
The report, filed Friday in U.S. District Court, Akron, notes that the total cost for all staff is $11.9 million and the amount budgeted is $12.2 million. The overage will be applied to overtime and holiday pay, which is estimated to be $324,470.
The staff expenditure is based on 217 employees, which includes civilians. The department has 15 nonactive deputies, the report says.
The number of personnel authorized or assigned to work the corrections division is 132, but only 117 are currently able to fill shifts, the report says. The sheriff wants a budget that would allow for 238 deputies and 14 civilians.
Operational expenses
The county commissioners allocated $14.7 million to the sheriff for all costs. Subtracting the amount necessary to maintain staffing, that leaves $2.5 million for operational expenses, the report states.
Operational expenses are estimated at $1.7 million, which leaves $772,418, and from that amount are shared costs of $769,418. The balance is $3,000, according to the report.
Shared costs included items such as injury/liability insurance, gasoline, equipment, vehicle maintenance and so forth.
The sheriff's report will be reviewed by U.S. District Judge David D. Dowd Jr. By May 1, county officials must have a plan to operate the jail in a constitutional manner. The judge ruled a year ago the jail was overcrowded and understaffed.